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, I W. DUNNETT. ATTACHMENT FOR WASH STANDS, BATH TUBS, AND SINKS. No. 881,225;

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Patented Apr. 1'7, 1888;

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UNITED. STATES- PATENT j OFFICE... I

WILLIAM'DUNNETT, on BALTIMORE, MA Y ND, Ass'IeNoR OF one- ALF T J. REG-Esme & sons, OF SAME PLACE. w

ATTACHMENTVFOFR WASH-STANDS, BATH-TUBS,AND sm s.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 381,225, datedApril 17,4888. 7 I

Application filed October 1, 1887. Serial F stener. X0 model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM DUNNETT,a citizen of the United States, residing at'Balt-imore, in the State of Maryland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Attachments for Vash-Stands, Bath-Tubs, and Sinks; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the.

art to which it apper'tains to make and use the same, referencebeinghad to the accompanying drawings, and to theletters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specificationr My invention relates to improvements in attachments for wash-stands, bath-tubs,-sinks, and like lavatory vessels; and it consists in the construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter set forth and claimed, in the description thereof reference being had tothe accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a washstand provided with this device shown partly in section. Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail view in section of a portion of the drain-pipe, showing the manner of attaching to slab with a soap tray thereon. Fig. 3 is a detailed cross-section through the winged socket of soap-tray. Fig. 4 is a detailed cross-section through the winged seatof soap-tray. Fig. 5 is a detailed View in section of a portion of drain-pipe and slab, showing a modification of the device wherein a soap-tray is formed in the slab.

Fig. 6 is a side 'clevation, in sect-ion, of a bathtub with the drain-pipeand soap-tray applied thereto.

The same figures referto the same or similar parts throughout the several views.

In the wash-stand represented in Fig. 1' the figure 7 denotes the bowl thereofiwhich is set in the slab or top 8, or may be integral therewith, as shown in the drawings, and is provided with a back, 9, all of which may be constructed in the common form, the said bowl 7 being provided ,with an outlet, 10, in the bottom thereof, and an overflow-outlet, 11, in the side thereoflwhich is provided with a strainer, 12, to guard as far as possible against the passage therethrough of any floating particles which might choke the drain-pipes. Attached to the bottom of the bowl 7 in the usual man'- ner is the drain-pipel3,through which escapes the waste water from the outlet 10, this end which is provided with the flange 17bear-,

ing against the bottom of the said slab '8, to

which it is secured by means ;of the socket? bush 16, which screws'inside' the said branch pipe 14,and with its flange 18 serves to firmly securethesaid branch pipe 14 to the slab 8, Fig. 2. To provide means for carrying off the waste water from the overflowoutlet 11, a

short connecting branch pipe, 19, is connected 5 thereto from the vertical branch ,pipe 14, this branch pipe 19 being provided with'aIflang c;

20, which is clamped to the bowl 7 bymeans of the strainer 12,which screws inside the said pipe 19, in the manner described for the joint made at the slab 8 with the pipe 14, by which arrangement the strainer'12 may be easily re- I moved for access to this connecting-,pipe19:

branch pi pe-l4 to the slab 8, likewise serves as Waste water from the. top of the slab 8,which is pitched toward the socket, to pass there:

through into the drain-pipe 14, the seat 24 of the tray 2l being constructed of alike winged form, a cross-section throughwhich is' shown 7 in Fig.4, whereby a free escape of the waste water is permitted at this point.

The soap-tray 21 may be constructed ofany in the bottom thereof, which extends through the winged socket 22-and communicates with The bush 7 16,-which serves to. secure the a seat for the soap-tray 2l, the winged socket 22 of which restsin the said bush 16, the spaces which are formed 'bctweenthe'wings 23, Fig. 3, of the said winged socket 22 permitting the.

desired form, an opening, 25, being provided the drain-pipe 14,whereby"the drainings from;

the said soap -tray 21 maybe discharged therein.

In Fig. 5 a modification is shown, wherein theslab 8 may be provided with a recess, 26,

which may serve the'purpose of a soap-tray, and which will drain directlyinto the drains; pipe 14. This, howevenwould possess thedis advantage of the soap lying in the path of the drainage-water from the top of the slab 8, and a great wastage of the soap result therefrom. This is overcome in the employment'of the independent soaptray 21, wherein no such wastage can occur. The soap-tray 21, however, may be employed in connection with the recess 26, and seated in the bush 16 thereof, which is of like construction to that described in Fig. 2, whereby the recess 26 will serve as a trap to collect the waste water from the slab 8, which may be pitched to this point and thus facilitate its dischargeinto the branch drain-pipe 14. In Fig. 6 a sectional view of a bath-tub, 27, is shown, which is provided with the device herein described,and in which the drainpipe 13 risesdirectly to the top 8 of the tub and is provided with a branch, 19, connecting with the overflow-outlet 11 and secured to the tub in the manner described above for the washstand, the end of the drain-pipe 13 being secured to the top 8 and provided with a soaptray, 21, as represented in Fig. 2, a branch, 28, connecting the outlet in the bottom of the tub 27 with the drain-pipe 13in the usual manner.

As previously stated, the object of my invention is, first, to provide in wash stands, bath-tubs, sinks,and vessels of like character, a drainpipe which is easily accessible for the purpose of removing obstructions, which in those vessels is likely to occur in that part of the drain-pipe which connects the overflow with the drain-pipe from the bottom outlet, from thefloatin g particles which escapethrough the strainer and gradually accumulate in this section of the drain. Additional objects in my invention are to provide a convenient soap-. tray which will drain directly into the drain- 0 .pipe, and thus avoid the wastage of the soap and the slop which is commonly produced therefrom, my device likewise being so constructed as to form a drain for the top or slab of the vessel on which it is employed,whereby this waste water may be discharged directly into the drain-pipe, all of which I accomplish by't-he devices herein described. \Vhen the pipe 14 or its branch 19 may become choked, and it is desired to remove the obstruction,t'he soap-tray 21 is lifted out of the socket-bush 16, when this branch 14 is accessible, and its form will readily permit the insertion of a piece of wirefor the removal of such obstruction. Access to the short branch 19 of the overflow is bad by the removal of the strainer 12, when this short branch 19 may be'easil y cleaned and freed from obstruction.

Having described my invention and the objects thereof, what I claim, and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent, is-

In attachments to lavatory vessels, the combination of a vessel provided with an outlet and overflow,atop slab forminga ledge around the said vessel, a drain-pipe connected to said outlet, a branch drainpipe connected to said drain-pipe and extended to and open to the top of the said slab, a pipe connecting overflow with said drain-pipe, and a soap-tray consisting of a dish and perforated winged socket, the said soap-tray seated in the said opening of the branch drain-pipe,whereby the top of the slab may be drained and the soaptray easily removed and adjusted, for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM DUNNETT.

Witnesses:

Mo. '1. MADDOX, WM. L. BAILIE. 

